Ray Allen's mom runs third Boston Marathon

AP Photo/David GoldmanRay Allen is a class act, and he gets it from his mom. Flo Allen-Hopson ran her third Boston Marathon, Monday to raise money for juvenile diabetes, a disease that her grandson Walker suffers from.

They call her Momma Allen and she is a sight to see at the TD Garden. She doesn't miss a game, cheering on her son, Ray Allen every chance she gets with her bedazzled No. 20 jersey.

What you may not know about Flo Allen-Hopson, is that she is probably in better shape than any of us. The Boston Marathon is a tough 26.2 miles, but Allen-Hopson uses her grandson as motivation.

Ray Allen's five year old son, Walker, has juvenile diabetes. According to an article from ESPN, Walker gets five insulin shots everyday and has his finger pricked up to 15 times a day to monitor his blood sugar. Allen-Hopson runs the marathon to raise money for the Joslin Diabetes Center, in hopes of finding a cure for juvenile diabetes.

"When I wanted to stop and quit I would just think about the daily pain my grandson endures," Allen-Hopson said. "That's greater than any pain I can feel on the 26.2-mile route."

Now I can see why Ray Allen is a class act - he gets it from his mom. Even after being diagnosed with arthritis in her back, Allen-Hopson says she isn't going to quit running marathons.

"Walker can't take a year off from diabetes so I won't take a year off from the race. I'll stop when there is a cure."

Celtics can win without Big 3

The Celtics are one day closer to the postseason and Sunday night, they proved they could win without the Big 3. Ray Allen hasn't played due to a sore right ankle, while Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett were given the night off.

“It gave them confidence,’’ Rondo said of those who received increased playing time. “So they will be ready when a guy gets in foul trouble. I’m pretty sure [Pierce and Garnett] thought we would win this game. We believe we were going to win with them or without them. Every night we look in the mirror and we play as hard as we can, we challenge ourselves, we’re going to get the win.’’

Playoff race coming into focus

They're down to the home stretch and the playoff picture is starting to come into focus. The magic number for the Celtics to clinch the division is three. That will earn them the four seed and according to WEEI, they'll likely match up with Atlanta or Orlando in the first round of the playoffs.

That leaves the Celtics on the Bulls’ side of the bracket, but that’s a problem for another day.